New events announced for the new year at the National gallery!
Including the popular ‘Stories of art’ course
New events to book now
Start the new year on an art high with our jam-packed line-up of online and Gallery events.
Meet the megastars of the Renaissance as our popular ‘Stories of art’ course returns, explore the emotion of regret through art or take a deeper dive into our exhibitions.The choice is yours!
Online courses
Stories of art
Discover the role of key Renaissance artists such as Leonardo, Raphael, Holbein and Dürer with art historian Siân Walters. Enjoy all six sessions for £75.
Every Wednesday, 5 January – 9 February5.30 pmOnline
Dürer on the road
Follow Dürer’s journeys of discovery from Venice to the Low Countries, with art historian Dr Carlo Corsato in this online course.
Every Monday, 10 – 24 January3.30 pmTickets £37.50Online
More from our exhibitions
Introduction to Dürer
Join curator Susan Foister and learn about one of the greatest Renaissance artists, as she discusses ‘Dürer’s Journeys’.
Monday 10 January1 pmFreeIn Gallery
Introduction to Wiley
Join curator Christine Riding as she discusses ‘Kehinde Wiley: The Prelude’, a new contemporary exhibition exploring historical landscapes.
Monday 17 January1 pmFreeIn Gallery
Free talks
The power of the gaze
Learn about the long history and representations of people of African descent in Europe (African Europeans) from the 3rd to the 21st century, with Professor Olivette Otele of the University of Bristol.
Tuesday 1 February1 pmFreeIn Gallery and online
Art and the emotions
Regrets may be painful or bittersweet, but they can also be pleasurable or productive. Explore this emotion and the ways it informs how we make and experience art with a panel of writers, philosophers and artists.
Friday 11 February 5 pmFreeOnline
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Image credits:Alexandre Calame, Chalets at Rigi, 1861 © The National Gallery, LondonLeonardo da Vinci, The Virgin of the Rocks, about 1491/2-9 and 1506-8 © The National Gallery, LondonJan Gossaert (Jean Gossart), The Adoration of the Kings, 1510–15 © The National Gallery, LondonClaude Monet, Water-Lilies, Setting Sun, about 1907 © The National Gallery, LondonAlbrecht Dürer, Saint Jerome in his study, 1521. Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon (National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon) © Instituto Portugues de Museus, Minstero da Cultura, LisbonDetail from Production photo from on-location filming in Norway for ‘Prelude’, 2020 © Kehinde Wiley
